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. 2016 Aug 11;4(Suppl 2):S21–S32. doi: 10.9745/GHSP-D-15-00307

TABLE 2. Key Findings of the Pilot Country Baseline Market Assessments.

Service Delivery Quality Commodity Supply Chain Demand Policy
Guatemala IUD and infection prevention equipment available in maternity and district hospitals; limited PPIUD equipment and gaps in provider IUD/PPIUD skills Low levels of IUD procurement at the national level Some demand for interval IUD services; little demand for PPIUD services LARCs not included in the national family planning strategy;PPIUD not in the national guidelines for hospital providers
Laos Average of 8 years since last IUD training among public family planning providers Challenges in provincial forecasting and delayed transport of contraceptives to the provincial level resulted in IUD stock-outs 72% of women had heard of IUDs; high prevalence of myths and misconceptions 2012 moratorium on IUD service delivery in the private sector;lack of national LARC strategy
Mali 59% of public-sector family planning providers in surveyed facilities had never inserted an IUD Inconsistent IUD availability at the health center level 53% of women had never heard of IUDs; high reluctance to undergo an IUD procedure that they considered invasive IUD service delivery restricted to doctors and selected midwives;lack of national LARC strategy
Uganda 65% of surveyed public facilities had at least 1 provider trained in IUD insertion; limited IUD insertion equipment Lack of district supply monitoring mechanism linked to stock-outs at secondary health facilities 70% of women were aware of IUDs; low IUD demand attributed to myths and misconceptions Inactive family planning commodity security working group

Abbreviations: IUD, intrauterine device; LARC, long-acting reversible contraceptive; PPIUD, postpartum IUD.